Back

Makiko Akiyama: A vision of Contemporary Jewellery in Japan

Serie  /  Review   CriticalThinking   Artists   日本語版-JapaneseVersion
Published: 18.04.2021
Makiko Akiyama: A vision of Contemporary Jewellery in Japan.
Klimt02
Makiko Akiyama: A vision of Contemporary Jewellery in Japan.

© By the author. Read Klimt02.net Copyright.

Intro
Jewellery is closely connected to regionality and culture, which suggests the significance of looking at practices in various cultural spheres. The below articles and interviews by writer Makiko Akiyama provide a glimpse into what is happening in Japan through dialogues with professionals such as artists and curators as well as exhibition reviews and short essays.
 
Makiko Akiyama. Writer and translator. Born in 1979 in Osaka, Japan. In 2013 launched a newsletter for Japanese readers featuring translated articles about art jewelry. Contributing writer for klimt02, Current Obsession, Art Jewelry Forum, and Norwegian Crafts.

Contact: akiyamam710@gmail.com









Excerpts from Makiko's writings:

"A small object always gives the viewer the pleasure of peeking into a compact world. When it comes to jewelry, the artist's imagination concentrates on a small form while, at the same time, it is expected to develop a chemistry with the wearer".


"Jewellery is a weird thing. It has no functional purpose yet it can be seen all over the world and its wearer carries it almost everywhere".


"People usually go back to the basics when they feel lost. It is a sure way to get yourself back again".

 

Forum:

Enduring Dazzle: Katsuya Kamo's Artistic Universe. An exhibition Review by Makiko Akiyama.

Enduring Dazzle: Katsuya Kamo's Artistic Universe. An exhibition Review by Makiko Akiyama

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 30Sep2023
Hand Medal Project: Thinking about What Jewelry Can Do.

Hand Medal Project: Thinking about What Jewelry Can Do

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 18Apr2021
One World: 40 Artists Respond to Covid-19. Exhibition review.

One World: 40 Artists Respond to Covid-19. Exhibition review

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 18Sep2020
Effort, Time, and Money are Required to be Invested to Create a Market. Interview with Michele Vitucci and Keiko Tanaka from Micheko Gallery..

Effort, Time, and Money are Required to be Invested to Create a Market. Interview with Michele Vitucci and Keiko Tanaka ...

Carolin Denter
Interview
 / 20Jul2020
Fumiki Taguchi's Solo exhibition TRACE. An exhibition review by Makiko Akiyama.

Fumiki Taguchi's Solo exhibition TRACE. An exhibition review by Makiko Akiyama

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 18Oct2019
A Contemporary Jewellery Odyssey. An exhibition review by Makiko Akiyama.

A Contemporary Jewellery Odyssey. An exhibition review by Makiko Akiyama

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 15Jul2019
Proof of Beauty. In Conversation with Shinji Nakaba.

Proof of Beauty. In Conversation with Shinji Nakaba

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 01Jan2019
A Few Thoughts on Jewellery from the JEWELLERY NO SHIWA exhibition.

A Few Thoughts on Jewellery from the JEWELLERY NO SHIWA exhibition

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 05Jun2018
How Could Architectural Thinking Find Its Way to Jewellery? A Conversation with TORAFU ARCHITECTS.

How Could Architectural Thinking Find Its Way to Jewellery? A Conversation with TORAFU ARCHITECTS

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 27Dec2017
Jewelry of the Imagination. A Conversation with Saya Yamagishi.

Jewelry of the Imagination. A Conversation with Saya Yamagishi

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 11Oct2017
From Resolution to Evolution. Conversation with Takashi Kojima.

From Resolution to Evolution. Conversation with Takashi Kojima

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 30Jun2017
Les Liaisons ambiguës. How Could Ambiguity Be Future-oriented?.

Les Liaisons ambiguës. How Could Ambiguity Be Future-oriented?

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 17Apr2017
Aesthetics of Tranquility. A Conversation with Kimiaki Kageyama.

Aesthetics of Tranquility. A Conversation with Kimiaki Kageyama

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 23Feb2017
Gaze from a Simple and Radical Standpoint. A Conversation with Jun Konishi.

Gaze from a Simple and Radical Standpoint. A Conversation with Jun Konishi

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 12Dec2016
Opportunity Provider. A Conversation with Tomohiko Mori.

Opportunity Provider. A Conversation with Tomohiko Mori

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 05Sep2016
Going Beyond Boundaries: A Conversation with Hitomi Kondo.

Going Beyond Boundaries: A Conversation with Hitomi Kondo

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 21Apr2016
I made it - you name it. Conversation with Otto Künzli in Tokyo.

I made it - you name it. Conversation with Otto Künzli in Tokyo

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 01Feb2016
In conversation with Akio Seki, Chief Curator at Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.

In conversation with Akio Seki, Chief Curator at Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

Makiko Akiyama
Interview
 / 22Dec2015
Three Artists Seen Through Materials - Holland x Japonism.

Three Artists Seen Through Materials - Holland x Japonism

Makiko Akiyama
Article
 / 18Mar2015

Join us - Become member.
> <

More Series